Environmental Science Program
Student Research Projects Advised by Dr. Kelsey
Summer and Fall 2005
Richard Peters '07: Bioaccumulation of p,p'-DDE from soil and compost by plants and earthworms
Fall 2004
Allison Colino '06: Phytoextraction of weathered p,p'-DDE from soil by three sequential treatments with the plant Cucurbita pepo
Summer 2004
Melissa Koberle '05: Effect of nutrient stress and plant age on the phytoextraction of weathered p,p'-DDE from soil by the plant Cucurbita pepo
Timothy Sparta '05: The effect of soil concentration and pollutant age on the bioaccumulation of p,p'-DDE by the earthworms Lumbricus terrestris and Eisenia foetida
Spring 2004
Allison Colino '06: The phytoextraction of weathered and spiked p,p'-DDE from soil by the plant Cucurbita pepo
Melissa Koberle '05: Effect of crowding stress on the phytoextraction of weathered p,p'-DDE from soil by the plant Cucurbita pepo
Fall 2003
Allison Colino '06: Bioaccumulation of weathered and spiked p,p'-DDE from soil by the earthworms Apporectodea caliginosa and Eisenia foetida
Summer 2003
Melissa Koberle '05: A comparison of phytoextaction of weathered p,p'-DDE from soil by the plants Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita maxima
Chris Martin '05: The effect of channel flow on the biodegradation of p-nitrophenol during its transport through two soils
Stephanie Zettel '05: The effect of soil concentration on the phytoextraction of weathered p,p'-DDE from soil by the plants Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita maxima
Spring 2003
Adam Melnick '03: Extractability of phenanthrene from soil as a function of soil sterilization technique